Belfast Lyrics - The Golden Palominos

Empty as wire, violent as fire 

You lick her diamond and kiss her pearl 

But you can't get the Belfast out of the girl 

This is how you throw her, you think you know her 

Empty as wire, violent as fire 

Make up your mind as she makes up her face 

She'll never really know her place 

You'll lay on her frame and give her a new name 

And bless her with all you can spare 

Empty as wire, violent as fire 

You'll carve her out of thin air 

She's crashed home and cruised your world 

But you can't get the Belfast out of the girl 

This is how you throw her, you think you know her 

Empty as wire, violent as fire 

She hasn't left you yet but she will 

By airplane ticket or kill-me pills 

Sewn into her dress, she can't refuse 

(careful what you love, what you abuse) 

She knows violence, she knows please 

Her hands for cuffing and she says nothing 

And hooks her hands behind her knees 

You fuck her flag and feel it unfurl 

But you can't get the Belfast out of the girl. 

Twist her arm til she's cries uncle 

Crawling through your bedroom jungle 

Turn off the light, time to succeed 

She's China glass, there to bleed 

Her lovely throat, her lovely cough, 

White eyes are smoking, black sea is broken, 

She's already destroyed, just finish her off 

Hold down her hand and see it curl 

But you can't get the Belfast out of the girl